An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.